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Updated: Buhari formally suspends Magu

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After five days of intense interrogation over alleged corruption malpractices, President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday approved the immediate suspension of Ibrahim Magu as Ag. Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The suspension is to allow for unhindered inquiry by the Presidential Investigation Panel under the Tribunals of Inquiry Act and other
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SENATE, NDDC FIGHT OVER CASH

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*Agency grilled over N3.14b Covid-19 relief funds * Commission’s alleged N81bn financial recklessness unacceptable, says Lawan Senate and Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) officials traded tackles yesterday over alleged corruption. They pointed fingers at each other, with the Senate saying it would no longer condone financial malfeasance at the agency. NDDC
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Let schools remain closed

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Nations, like individuals and corporations, are living in times they make painful decisions because of the COVID-19 pandemic. One of such decisions that Nigeria made on Wednesday was that schools should remain closed. The schools have been shut down since March due to the outbreak of the virus. But since then, the debate has been […]
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PDP Insists On Magu’s Probe

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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has demanded, from the Buhari administration, a comprehensive prosecution of the embattled Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ibrahim Magu. The party’s demand, according to its National Publicity Secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan, came after reviewing the reported circumstances surrounding the investigation
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$9.8bn is gift from friends, says Yakubu

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Embattled former Group Managing Director of Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Andrew Yakubu, told the Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday that 98 per cent of $9.8billion found in his house in Kaduna by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) were gifts from friends and associates. He said that the money 9.7 million […]
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Buhari and the Magu probe

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The ongoing probe of the suspended acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) holds the potential to muzzle or strengthen the President Muhammadu Buhari’s anti-corruption crusade. While the president’s anti-corruption drive has earned him occasional applause, it has also become a source of derision . He and his supporters regale
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COVID-19 could lead to brain damages – New study

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A new study has revealed that infection with COVID-19 can lead to brain damages, including delirium and nerve damage, the study by researchers at University College London (UCL) showed on Wednesday. READ ALSO: Save our doctors from COVID-19 death According to the researchers, since COVID-19 broke out, there appeared to be a “concerning increase” of […]